Any simple instructions on getting Play Store installed on this Fire 7?

Do I need to root or need a Windows machine to get it on there? Any simple solution to get it up and running so can install any apps and also get Nova Launcher on there to make things easier.

This guide needs Windows but found this guide which can do via the device itself.

Thanks in advance.

Hi folks, only just got around to looking at these...ordered a couple but have just realised they sent me the kids version in one case!

Ironically it's going to be for one of our kids, but if I can I'd rather remove the kid's settings. I haven't got very far because it asks me to sign up for some free yearly subscription so haven't actioned either way and turn off at that point.

I'd typically return but that window seems to have expired and I'd just get a refund...for £20 seems like a lot of effort if I can workaround myself, cheers

Sounds good to me, be interesting to have all the info clearly laid out in one place.

Right now I am not using the tablet, as I don't want it on wifi and downloading updates in background. I have read that some firewalls can be used to block the OTA, but didn't fancy it updating if miss something.

You can:
Side load playstore and google services. Remove ALL Amazon applications & disable OTA updates. When you go to settings>device settings> system update. The page is blank and just returns you back to the device settings options. The actual OTAVerifier service is completely uninstalled so it will never download or install OTA updates ever again. (Unless I do a fs Tory reset and reinstall the firmware)You can also completely uninstall the fire launcher and use something like nova lush her or ADW. Again completely uninstalled so it never reappears. The only glitch I have found using a different launcher. When you press the bottom right button and close ALL open apps. The screen refreshes and then takes you back to the lock screen. But this is something I can live with. If this is something you're interested in, let me know. - I spent around 3 days looking online and trying stuff out myself but there is little information on 7" 2017 & HD 8/10. However this does work on either models. - I'm going to create a thread on XDA with everything I have found and done on mine. Either before I go away or just after I return.

Sadly 5.3.2.1, which I don't think can be fettled with, other than sideloading play store.

Would be nice if nothing else to block the updates, just in case anything is found for this version.

What firmware version are you on?. Check settingsdevice settings>system update and it will say at the top

Thanks, not quite what I was referring to. It might help someone though :smile:

Google Play Store Sideload Video Link:
After, install Nova Launcher using Google Play. :sunglasses:

Can't find anything.....

I did and now I am more confused....

Use RootJunky ADB thing which disables OTA updates, search it up on Google. :relaxed:

Does anyone know if updates can be disabled please?

The 8 GB 7" is back available on Amazon.

Also saw a news article that in US brand new Fire 8,s are being discounted. Look out for coming available in the UK.

Yes, Battery life on mine seems a little suspect too....

I'll give it a few days, and if it is noticeably bad, i'll have to return it.

Recived mine on Sunday, unfortunately updated to 5.4.0.0 and now it can't be rooted, anyways does anyone have any battery problems, where in like 10 minutes the battery decreases by 5%? :thinking:

Many thanks , will give that a try

I would think so - I would expect all Android apps to work. Mine "auto" updated to 5.4.x.x. also.

I tidied mine up to look more like a stock android and installed Google Play Store device by following these instructions howtogeek.com/270…id/

I connected it to the wifi without thinking and now it's updated to 5440! I realise I cannot root it now.
i mainly wanted it to run the app which lets my Echo talk to my broadlink and also for Kodi. can anyone confirm I can still do the latter items please ? Thanks

Damn I wish I had ordered another one of these. Thanks to OP, I ordered one and they must have run out of stock because they sent me the Fire 8 instead :grin:

Mine arrived today... really good for £22! Resolution isn't all that but then I didn't expect it to be, cheers OP

Has this offer been finished? It's trying to charge full

£29.97 for me.

Looks like this deal is expired now.

I bought another one, rooted it and installed the vanilla android Nexus ROM...and unfortunately exactly the same problem occurs: you can't listen to Spotify and surf the net at the same time without Spotify halting.

So yeah, that's a limitation of this tablet (too little RAM?), but on the plus side the Nexus ROM is noticeably faster than Amazon OS at the moment.

EDIT: I finally ended my woes by installing the fantastic "Via" browser - it's fast and fully featured, yet at 1.66mb so tiny that Spotify can easily run alongside it. It even has a proper text-scaling feature, which is so important for this device.

Hi, has anyone been able to check out today at the lower price of £22.48? I've been through checkout to just before you press buy but its coming up at £29.99 for the 8GB.

ordered from when it was posted last week great for parents to use email etc but annoying cant get rid of the pre-installed stuff from amazon. anyone know how to do this? I am not that tecchie though but you cant just uninstall it from the dustbin or via the appstore sadly
great little buy, they are happy with websurfing, facebook and skype with the grandkids

Would this be good as just a Youtube player?

Similar experience my 16Gb looks as new, don't really understand the firmware bits but it looks like it's poised to auto update from 5.3.2.1

receieved a 7 as ordere

I would add I called in Tescos and bought a purple case for 7" and 8 " tablets, reduced to under 3 quid, last on the rack, as other colors were full price. Don't know if that was store specific, but worth a look if you are after one.

Collected 16gb and appears brand new, albeit in a brown cardboard box. Version 5.3.2.1 build 1/12/16. Updated to 5.3.3.0 then updated 5.4.00

Side loaded Google account manager, Google services framework, Google play services, Google play store.

From play store installed my favorite apps and now tablet is already half full, which noticeable slows it down compared to my higher spec phones.

Installed mobdro, works fine, so happy as Larry.
Alexia updated, which you can access any time by pressing the home button, middle of the three on the bottom
.

Alexia records everything you say in Amazon cloud, so be aware, you are the product and privacy concerns.

With play store I down loaded Google so can now ask Google voice assistant as well.

It is a shame they are now OOS at this price as if I knew they were this good I would have bought more of them as presents.!

Word of warning do not turn on voice assessibility options on to screen read, at you peril! You cannot do anything and everything is double tap and it just reads the Button instead of activating it. It is a nightmare to get out of.

You have to with 2 fingers swipe down the screen to hopefully bring up the assessebility menu and if your lock screen is also on, then you have to with 2 fingers swipe down and to the left, first!

I ordered fire HD 8 16gb. Came with 5.3.2. I managed to downgrade to 5.3.1, which I can now root and install a custom rom to make it a full android tablet. Worth every penny!

Fire tablet does not have GPS, so you would need to link to another device such as an old phone with GPS or a Wifi GPS dongle for it to work.

Sorry all, not read everything above but would this be a simple option for a cheap satnav with Navmii/Google Maps or similar loaded?

Thanks in advance.

Im guessing the 16GB ones that will be coming back in stock over the next few days will be the regretted impulse buys from here or the ones that arent quite up to scratch :grin:

How can I downgrade the OS and install android on this?

Got this but several pixels broken on white, get what you pay for I guess! My iPad mini is still going strong :wink: will be returning to Amazon

My (16gb)arrived for instore pickup but on my devices it's showing as a fire 7 so not feeling hopeful. Will report back tomorrow

mine has FW 5.3.3.0 - will the above work on mine? which rom? (link has 19 options) which supertool ? (2 options on link) correction - it appears to have updated itself now to 5.4.0.0 so I guess there's no root available at present :disappointed:

Ordered 16gb yesterday

Should put misleading posts on WhatsApp when the 16Gb version and the cheapest prices already sold out days ago

That's what I ordered and got the HD8

How do people get hd 8 ,what do is they order the 16 GB for 27 pounds?

Just bought the 16GB one, will this include any accessories i.e charger? :raised_hand:

I ordered them on Monday (4th)

What is on deck'' I'm on an amazon prime trial'' just downloaded 2 films and 2 TV shows. Hopefully free.

Got a second one today, it only allows me to add a child account as a second account (not the wife)

Is that normal?

I brought this from amazon 2 days ago good little tablet fast loading.
only bad point i found you cant do mirroring on this 5th gen but otherwise good voted hot good dea

Mine arrived today - a 5th gen 8gb Fire 7 - appears to be brand new in brown cardboard boxing. The 16gb ones had sold out by the time I saw this deal. Very happy so far.

When did u order?

I can't browse the web and listen to Spotify without Spotify crashing, often before even one song has finished playing. :disappointed: Spotify plays fine on its own. Anyone else got the same problem, or got a solution?

I'm on 5.4 firmware, 8gb model, with Google Play Store sideloaded.

I've tried: Different browsers. Different versions of Spotify (From Amazon App store + Google Play Store). A different Spotify account. Restarting the tablet.

Yes, but not 100% of the app so evetually you will have a full tablet and half empty SD which you wont be able to install to.

No

Ordered 16gb looks new ,put play store and nova launcher on it. well happy





p.s. also spoke to some one on live chat and they removed the adverts for free

I used the link on this page. I've just tried again but now there's no stock. Thank you for your reply. I'll try again tomorrow.

The 16GB is only available via these links and they seemed to come back into stock overnight. I ordered at about 7:45 this morning. Suspect if it's showing at £60 then it's because you're on the main product page rather than this refurb/warehouse one.

I tried to order 16GB and it was £59.99 so had to cancel it. Have I missed something? Did I do something wrong?

If I add a sd card, will it allow me to save apps on it to increase the storage?

I ordered 2, got a 5th gen 16GB Fire 7, and a 6th gen 16GB Fire HD 8

got them for my mum and mother in law for skype and facebook mainly bargin

Everyone who has received a kindle HD 8, which model was it? Wondering whether to order case now or wait

Just grabbed a 16GB, hopefully it's not a re-return!

Found out why I couldn't log in to the AppStore. It was classes as lost and stolen so had to be returned to Amazon, not even joking. They compensated me so I have upgraded to the HD 8 16gb. I wonder what firmware this will come with and if this one will be lost or stolen haha!

Just got one for reading Kindle books.. awesome price cheers

Where can you order the 16GB one? I cannot see it.

Mine came with 5.3.1.0. Rooted it and now on Android! Not bad for 22 quid

Nope, mine had a much older OS which I progressively updated until it reached 5.4

I guess I'm sunk if I want to try another ROM then, but actually I'm happy with the Amazon OS + Google Play Store so far.

I'm pretty sure the OS that comes with these tablets will be OS 5.4 which can't be hacked, rooted or downgraded. Better off buying a second hand one from eBay and asking the seller what OS is installed.

For people who want proper stock android instead of sideloading play store these seem like a good place to start

thepolyglotdeveloper.com/201…re/

forum.xda-developers.com/ama…541

Has anyone had the issue when trying to go to the Amazon App Store. I put in my Amazon details but it won't sign in. I believe it is trying Amazon.com inserts of UK because when the log on fails, it says check Amazon.com for support. Tablet is configured for UK use.

16G sold out? :cry:

16gb came yesterday but didn't have a chance to play with it until this morning. Looks brand new so for £28 you can't complain (wish I'd bought two now, might have to grab an 8gb model as I'll no doubt end up having the 16gb model "borrowed")

Mine has three dead pixels, can't really notice then except when it's upgrading though, so that's fine.

These are a great price so I ordered a few as presents. They've arrived very quickly and are repackaged in plain Amazon boxes but the labels that seal the boxes have either been opened or look like they've been removed and then reapplied. Any thoughts?

I did exactly this myself last night as mine was on FW 5.1.3.

What a bargain of a tablet for £23! I hated the amazon OS.

So pleased with it! Also in pristine condition. Trying to resist buying another for that steal of a price!

Got a new one of these on black friday for only a few pound more.

Put 128gb microsd card in it. Mainly use it for when I am travelling and have Netflix and prime TV installed. Use it also for storing documents and reading books. Browser ain't great,but I have the default one in it.
Wouldn't like to use without a set of headphones though, but at £30 these are a very good product.

Seems its just the 8GB available now.

Received mine today and I would honestly say its brand new. Didn't come in original box but came with charging cable and was all wrapped up. Bargain at 22 quiders

Minenhas a few dead pixles now I've noticed idk what to do now I've rooted CBA re stocking

Bargain

Sending mine back. Dead pixels and light bleed at top of screen.

Monday mate

bought an 8gb to use as a Harmony and home automation (Openhab) remote.

When did u order?

Mine's also the fire hd 8 tablet 16gb I ordered the 7 inch 16gb model

How much did you pay?

I guess I was one of the lucky ones.. Ordered the 16gb HD 7 and got the 16gb HD 8 :-)

Should work on 2.1 download the supertool and have a look it will tell you if you can downgrade before u proceed

Make sure you are on the .3 FW

Step one: download the rom and put it on your device. I put mine in the download folder

androidfilehost.com/?w=…493

Step two download this
rootjunkysdl.com/fil…ool

On your device activate usb debugging and use the downgrade bat to downgrade.

Then use the supertool to gain root it will install rootking on your device run the app. Mine said no compatible but click run anyway and wait. Your device may reboot. If it does not work then reboot and try again. Once it's installed root then press any key on your pc and it will uninstall king but you still need to delete it from the fire.

One that's complete press the one to disable ota updates then press the one to download fire it will install then find the zip and install it wait and you'll have new ROM

thats exactly what I wanted to do but mine is 5.3.2.1 :(. Launcher and play store side load is my only options unfortunately. Unless someone has a 5.3.2.1 root tut

How do u do that?can u give us some link please..thank you

Got mine today with Fire OS: 5330, updating now and hoping to set up Google store asap.

Mine arrived today - 7inch 5th generation 16GB for £27 : Fire OS : 5.3.2.1, but 5.3.3.0 ready to install.

Cheers, been looking for one for the kids

Just got mine.. 16Gb Fire 7 as ordered.. Nothing extra, but I got what i ordred and it's like new.

Good for you. She's 5 and one broke by a tripping over accident, the other due to being left in a freezing cold car overnight. It's not like she's taking a hammer to them.

Did you order 16g ?

Brilliant thanks. I pulled the trigger this morning, the 8Gb version and cover for under £30 - why not eh.

Will be putting on Google Play store and using Firefox rather than Silk for browsing

Many thsnks OP. Ordered a 16 GB to be delivered at a Post Office of my choice, so I can pick up when I want, which is also a bonus.

anks dude. 16gb at £27 is very good. Ordered

I've now discovered that Firefox will successfully display enlarged text- unlike the stock browser or Opera Mini.

Web Pages are much easier to read now, so I'm satisfied this tablet is brilliant value!

Sounds like a customer return.

Mine arrived yesterday. I was surprised to find a 32gb SD card already in it.

Have managed to side load Google play but only on my profile, not the second (adult) one. I can't work out where I'm going wrong. The first three downloads install but the fourth fails each time. Any ideas?

Yes and yes.

Got the play store on it working fantastic absolute bargain

I think you'll be OK if you're intending to read books using the kindle app.

Stuff like this website is a bit of a strain to read. The text is small and adjusting text size in the browser settings makes no difference. Everything is slightly stretched vertically when in portrait view- perhaps a result of the unusual 1024 * 600 resolution.

Amazon pays well and Prime referrals are a good money spinner too. I'll let you fill in the blanks.

I'm so tempted to pull the trigger on this. Could do with a basic tablet for reading etc and I got a couple of these for the kids last Christmas and as I got the wife an iPad mini I'm the only one in the house without a tablet.

What's stopping me now is the last couple of comments about the screen. From what I've seen with the kids they are ok for games, tv but haven't tried any reading on them......

very impressed....got sent a reconditioned fire hd 8 16gb 6th gen tablet instead of the 7

yea just got mine as well and not the best screen. can see the LCD strip at the top of the screen when viewing it flat so might be faulty. also annoyed that this doesnt support miracast and only the HD versions do

Got mine an hour ago, typing on it now. It came without an original box, but it appears to be pristine.

TBH the screen is not exactly a joy to look at- if you're going to be doing a lot of reading, I'd get something with a higher resolution. Still, it's as cheap as Android tablets get, and it's running at a decent lick, so I'm OK with it so far.

Technically it was £29.99 for the 8GB 2017 model on Prime Day, but there was also a £10 off student discount code going, which if there was nothing else you wanted brought it down to £19.99, but then you could also take out an Amazon credit card and get £20 off meaning a free Fire 7.

Received mine today, it was the 5th generation 16gb as listed, but was brand new, just reboxed in an actually much sturdier "frustration free" box.
Very happy for £27

Why do we get admin/mods reposting things that are listed in another thread,is it for heat?

Cheers OP plumped for the 16gb one, no harm if I brick it trying to root it at that price

Went for one of the 16GB.

Bought the 7 inch 16gb model yesterday it's just arrived its actually the Fire Hd 8 16gb in immaculate condition does anyone have the guide to install google play store on it please

I seem to remember these were £19.99 on Prime Day?

Is there a warranty on these?

I don't, but i live in hope lol. Am expecting £100-150ish, gonna wait and see what's about on Black Friday as I'm not in a rush

Indeed. Although that being Amazon you can easily replace or return it.

Keep getting registration error incorrect email or password even though its not wrong.

Just about. I had the 1st gen nex7. I bought one of these for Kodi & netflix when I am out an about. Not much use for much else. I never bothered putting google play on it. Not the fastest device in the world, but you can put an SD card in it. So, its good for my needs and for this price its worth a punt

Discounts at last page of checkout.Remember to tick free delivery.

its say 22 on here you goto page and say 29 :unamused:

Agreed - I was simply pointing out that hundreds or thousands of refurbs are being sold, so some must go faulty.

I think you are wrong. For children use should be just perfect and I cannot see why one would want to spend 100s ... Unless one has more money than one might need ...

The price for the 16gb isn't dropping on checkout, how do you get it to £27.86?

Scratch that, it applied on the very last screen for confirmation

Errrrrm.......not obvious at all ...... and it's cheaper than this .....

amazon.co.uk/Adu…ume

They OBVIOUSLY break don't they?

And ?

Well, for a start there are thousands of refurbs available for sale...

Cracking deal. Comparing it to an ipad or lenovo etc. is clearly like comparing a Ferrari to a Dacia. Two products at very different ends of the price and quality spectrum. I needed a cheap e-reader that I can watch prime video on with wi-fi internet access. Something I don't mind losing or breaking when travelling and this fits the bill. Thanks OP.

why's that then ?

Can you install Spotify on this, and does it have bluetooth for streaming music to a speaker?

Yes; they are 1/18 the price of a £400 tablet, and around 18 times slower.

I would say at this price, it probably will go wrong

I actually meant seriously, you expect a 10" version for £22

Are these relatively fast?

Bought a 6" and 7" Fire Tablet in the past month. Cheap and cheerful. Great fun !! Amazon install Alexa 24 hours after you register on 6" + 7" models. Needs the microSD adding to increase the memory as it soon fills. Not an iPad but for £600 cheaper its brilliant. Screen plays video in good quality. Forget how many million pixels it hasn't got. I'm thinking of getting another 1 just to play music through my Bluetooth Speakers. It has its own micro speaker - OK for watching TV.

Bought one. At this price it cannot go wrong

Good for a beer mat but not much else.

If it's the same model I bought last time they were cheap then yes, Alexa came with an update.

I put the Google store on it and have to say it's a fab little tablet. Surprised me how fast it is.

Absolute bargain at this price point.

Isn't this a a duplicate of the main Amazon warehouse deals thread?

i meant in addition to my desktop :smile:

Which school did you went at like?

Hey all, do you guys know if Microsoft word is available on these?

They're probably a mix of customer returns & old stock. Warehouse deals goods can vary greatly in condition from brand new to completely battered but as it's Amazon - returns are easy.

These are second hand aren't they

Ordered a 16GB one, thanks. I don't really need it, but I can't really say no at this price!

Cheers OP! Had a family member who wanted a tablet for some quick light gaming and tinkering for their youngster. This should do nicely.

I normally only use apple stuff (having used a lot of android stuff in the past). However, £27 16gb + a spare 128gb micro ad card I have laying around makes it fantastic for me. I'm going away in a few weeks so I wanted something cheap to take with me instead of my iPad. At this price, I'm not too bothered if it gets lost.

can anyone recommend any griffin style cases for this please?

Thanks, I'll hold out on impulse buying new tablets for that family for a couple years then.

Not entirely sure what people got working as didn't read into it, but sure I saw someone say an old phone with GPS works fine, presumably any Bluetooth or Wifi GPS should work.

Ah, some old/odd bluetooth GPS devices?

Excellent listing goonertillidie - much appreciated. Ordered one as a backup tablet for storing photos when on safari. Was then asked to order one for a friend and then for my local community centre. Three orders place within an hour.

Nope, I meant GPS, to use it as a Sat Nav you want GPS.

Like imk550 was going to buy from Argos chuffed I waited now! Many thanks OP

It's bright and clear for what it is.

2017 ??

excellent!! cheers!!

+1 for the launcher suggestion. The default Amazon look is pretty unappealing (far too much 'Store' etc.), I'll give this a try.

This is only the 2015 Amazon Fire (I wrongly stated that it was the 2017 version), but it should be supported and kept secure with OS updates for a couple of years. The current 5.4.0.0 version is based on Android Lollipop. I imagine it'll be updated to Marshmallow unless Google have blocked access to their code somehow (I know they would want to, does anyone know)?


I think you mean mobile connectivity, rather than GPS (though the mobile networks can figure out where their phones and dongles are).

Seriously?

Yes it does, I bought this in a previous deal for a relative. It takes a handful of incremental software updates....but once all up to date Alexa feature works fine on it

Thanks , I was unsure about ordering this but went with the heat and ordered two for the girls. Our iPad Air screen got damaged a month ago and honestly I'm not spending that kind of money again. Yes need a case for thisso is this the 2017 or 2015 one?

When I looked this up on Google on Prime Day, some people had done this, however the Fire tablet has no built in GPS so they had to add that by other means, eg, connection to phone, dongle, etc.

Bloody HUKD, had to take the plunge at less than 30 rats for the 16GB

Just to check so I order the correct case, is this the 2017 version please? Some cases say "for 2015 version only"

We aim to please.

man, HUKD even gives free English lessons :P

thanks, I am trying to improve my English.

Battery life might well be better by now, otherwise no, not really. In fact, very few tablets are better, tech hasn't moved on much for tablets in last few years, the shield and a couple of others the exception

Should've GONE.

I just got the 8gb, after seeing your comment am unsure if should've gone for the 16gb :disappointed:

Is there a way to disable the special offers in sleep mode?
Great price!

I don't think you can put a new ROM on these unless they are running old firmware (which I doubt). The newer firmware isn't rootable (https://forum.xda-developers.com/amazon-fire/general/index-amazon-fire-2015-t3210485).

I've two of these running CyanogenMod for my kids and they are great tablets for their needs but it's unlikley you'll be able to install vanilla Android on any Fire 7 Gen 5 you purchase now.

Adverts on the lock screen I believe

what are the special offers?

thanks ordered one

looks a good deal.

Anyone used one of these as a a Sat Nav and in car entertainment system?

Thanks. Went for the 16gb

Can you get Kodi on this?

ordered - vanilla android sounds interesting way to go

Which rom / install did you use? (link?)

You can wipe it and put vanilla Android on it, with Google play store. That's what I did.

Ordered - can't say no at that price!

thanks op i just ordered 5

Is this better than a first generation nexus 7?

Perfect for my little girl who has a bit of a habit of breaking her tablets. Nice one!

Thank you, got 1. :grin:

OK battery, but really needs a Rom installing.
Better value than the new one.

Thanks OP, ordered one. Hoping its a good comic reader but at £27 i thought it was worth a punt. Heat added

Can the discount be applied to anything else?

To install the Play Store "in 3 minutes"

saintlad.com/ins…re/

Ordered 2 for the kids, thanks!

Got a 16GB one for my daughter. Thanks OP. Now does anyone have a link to a good sturdy case for these ? :smile:

Ordered, cheers for that.

Got mine for £17.48 thanks to Amazon's free £5 credit for a £35 purchase of gift cards offer. Can't grumble.

hotukdeals.com/dea…623

Any sort of projects to makeavailable with these?

Are these with / without ads ?

Can this earlier version have Alexa installed?

Can I install a clean android version on these?

Ordered one. Thanks o

Thanks for posting this, will serve as a cheap ebook reader / movie player for long car journeys

Do these run on android and got playstore

Ughh, I already have one I don't use that much so really don't need another one, but this price makes it very hard to resist... Honestly though, put Play Store on these and you've got a great bargain on your hands! Heat added :smile:

Thanks ordered

thanks :thumbsup:

Cheers ordered

Thanks ordered one :raised_hand:

'Beautiful 7" IPS display.. (1024 x 600)'

gotta be a joke, right?

shame its not a 10", as I'm going to getting a new tablet to do uni work on while out, and found my current 7" too small

Thanks, needed a cheap tablet to replace a broken hudl

Thanks ordered one

Price seems to have gone up now :angry:

I assume this is the gen1, is there much real world difference?

Bit late now... but is this faster than say a Samsung Tab 3?
#BuyingThenRealising

Thank you was going to get from Argos this week :smile: